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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-06-18
Towards the end of October quite an cx.

Towards the end OF October quite an cx'
element was created by rumor that the
post OF New iberia would be attacked. The
| Confcde rates were known to be in force AT
Vermillon Bayou, some eighteen or TWEEN
" miles west, and detachments OF cavalry
were constantly watching their move
ments New iberia being 80 near the en-
emy was in danger, and to strengthen II as
much as possible an extended line Of rifle
| pits was made.
The citizens Of New iberia were made to
work on them.
Our cavalry surrounded and captured a
small body Of tho enemy's cavalry. The
Confedcrates were brought in one morn
ing, and many OF those composing the
force at New iberia went out TO the road
as they passed
The prisoners were disarmcd and put
upon their horses, but the reins Of each one
of the latter were held by Union cavalry
man well armed am mounted, who rode at
the side of the prisoner.
One Of the captured cavalrymen, as soon
Is he came in sight, noticing the throng OF
blue coats that had come out to the road,
began yelling ut the top OF his voice:
Here's your id rebels Here's your id
rebels "Never was there Il squad OF men
gotten together, Union or Confederate, but
had its loud mouthed member, some smart
Alick" whose tongue at all times seemed
loose and who never lacked for word nor
occasion to speak.
There were but few sick in the hospital,
but sick cal' was, Of course, held daily.
About nine each morning two musicians
with drum and fife came to the surgeons
al MACMILLAN OF rat 'hnt all
sovn came 70 recognize as ''sick-calL'
Immediately upon hearing this the indis.
posed from each company came to the sur
reon's tent where they were examined,
prescribed for and excused from duty, If, in
the judgement OF the surgeon, their all
ments erited 1t.
In the army men, varied greatly regard
ing their intirm ties Some were always
complaining, always on the sick-list, and
yet upon examination but little in the way
of ailment could be found.
Others were non committal and went on
duty as long as they were abe to stand on
their feet and stayed away from the hosplt-
al and care Of the surgeon as long rs pos
sible.
A few were md'ingerers and sought TO
"pidyOf sick" as IT was phraSed in the
army. But this class were nearly always
detected by the surgeons and very often by
their officers They We're held in contempt
by all, as q class
Sometimes the surgeons erred on the
other side, however, and put men on duty
who were really ailing, this mistake was
unfortunate, but is not always avOdable
when some are constantly trying to shirk
duty by assuming indlsposition. The list
of drugs used in the army was not very
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-06-18
neAthlesa.

There lies In the center of each mans hear
Alonr,ng and love for the good and pure
And II hut an atom, or larger part,
I tell you this shall endure, endure,
After the body has gone To decay
Yea after the world has passed away
The longer live and the more see
OF the struggle of souls toward heights
above,
The stronger this truth comes home To me
Tba, the universe rests on the shoulders
of Love
A Love so limitless, deep and broad
What men have renamed II and called II
God
And nothing that ever was born or evolved
Nothing created by light ar force,
But deep In Its system there lies dissolved
A shining drop from the great Love
Source
shining drop that shall live for aye
Tho kingdoms may perish and stars may
die
Ella Wheeler N'i'cor IN he IRdtpendenf'
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-06-18
LECTION NIv.-IS THE TECHE COUN-
IRY-lOClslANA.

Before the war, what was known as the
New Orleans, Opelousas & Western rail-
1oad was completed from Alglers on the
Mississippi opposite New Orleans, to Bra
shear City, eighty miles west Of the former
place.
The railway was projected further west,
however. through rlch and beautiful sec
tion lying on Bayou leche, known as the
rcche country.
Here, from all the fertile lands tributary
% Bayou Tcchc, was proiuc"i vast quaint
ties Of sugar till the breaking out OF the
gar paralyzcd this industry.
From the inception OF the rebellion TIL
the beginning OF 1853, this fertile region
vas held by the ConfederateS.
About the middle OF January, 1863, Gen
eraI Weitzcl lei an expedition from Bra
shear City into the Tcchc country. lie was
accompanied 10y squadron Oi gunboats
auder Commodore buchanan Near Pat-
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-06-18

Carrying out orders received, the COM
mand marched back along the Teche t.
Brashear City and went from there by rail
To Alglers opposite New Orleans when
Gulf steamer was taken for Texas
Here before US was Few experience
salt water. The steamer left the Algiers
landing one forenoon and 1T night salt wa
ter was reached. Very f@w OF the men had
ever been on this before and the expert
ence was to most OF them any thing but
agreeable. The writer for the greater
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-06-18
- on, at no great dis

you, NJ no great us
lance apart, were great sugar mills
Many OF these were built Of brick, and
with their costly fixtures and extensive
apparatus and machinery must each have
involved an outlay OF hundreds Of thou
sands OF dollars. But being built on the
banks OF the bayou, the sugar made was
conveyed to market with the least possible
expense The bayou was narrow in many
places, too narrow for a boat 10 turn
around, and as there were no hills next TO
IL on either side, It seemed much like q
great ditch.
At one time, on the march, the road led
through a light growth OF timber and rc-
coded quite distance from Bayou Tcche
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-06-18
SECTION XIV. - FROM THE TECHE
COUNTRY TO TEXAS.

During the lattor part OF the year 1863 a
great many colored troops were enlisted.
I AT this period the enrolment and organi-
Eat on of these wcrs specially active in the
Department IF tho Gulf. The colored
soldiers were Invariably put under white
ofii r,rs TIC latter came mostly from the
ranks Of regiments that had seen active
service.
But TO secure commission in this
| service, some conside rable knowledge of
military tactics was required, and the as
! p,rant had 10 pass pretty rigid examina
| ton before board OF experts.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-06-18
THE CONN MENTS.
EXPLANATORY NOTES BY S.
CURTlSS, PHI. D., D. Q.

Lesson MI of the International Series
(>ccond Quarter, for sunday, June ID.
Text If the Lesson, Tx. AK. I?-21-Gold
en- Text. Matt. xii, 80.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-06-18

The fever for shoulder-straps became
quite prevalent and many an ambitious
young man who saw no opening for promo
ton In his own regiment began to brush
up his tactics and then went before the ex-
aminers and later secured commission in
the "Corps d'Atriqne"
While ut New Orleans quite number
left the writer's regiment in this way, and
later at New Iberia in October and Novem-
Der, others went in the same manner.
Thus number Of the best men were lost
10 the regiment.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-03-11

,;ouor similar to that made in their "
ountry but it is a serious error; the wv
articles are entirely unlike.
A. large proportion of glucose enters INTO
the composition of American beer, and
glucose cannot be manufactured without
the use Of sulphuric acid. a deasas poison.
This acid comes in direct contact with the
grain. and in the production of the syrup
enough of it remains behind to faint the
whole mass, and this poison gets into and
becomes a part of the beer. Taken into
the human system, its effects upon the liver
and kidneys is destructive of these organs:
inflammation and enlargement of the liver
and softening and wasting of the kidneys
ensue. Dropsy and death follow; the VIC
Tins 90 to their graves on their W bier.
There are but two advantages attendant
upon this deadly habit. One is that the
beer-drinker is unconsciously demonstrate
ing the truth of Darwin's theory of the
Survival of the fttest, he is wedding
the useless scrubs out of the human race.
And the other is that he is furnishing a
constant employment for the doctor and
the undertaker.-George A. Shufeldt, IN
ChicaQO journal.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-03-11
Too Much 10 Bear.
Dora,"oh! You darling! And

Dora..oh! you darling! And so
you and Mr.. Apollo are ensaged?"
Nellie-"Yes; isn't it loyely?"
see here, Nellie, MIR. Achilles has
been coming to see me night after night
1or a year, and hasn't sa d a word vet,
and l don't belle e he's q bit more
bashfal than Mr.. Apollo"
couldn't be, d az, if he tried.
But, l am afraid, Dora, you are too
bold with him. Bashful men can't
them"
I'm sure I've done my best, Nellie,
not to let him know 1 liked him. int
lear me! Mr.. Apollo hasn't known YOU
more than three months. how did Il
happeny A'
well, last evening I praised you,
and praised you, and praised YOU. and
praised you, until he said he be .iey.d
every word I said, and thought YOU
Mere just the loveliest-and then I
tnrew myself on his neck and cried. 1t
was too much-to even think of the
possibility of his liking any n else.
! couldn't bear it. Gould YOU? And
then after that, somehow or other.
everything got fixed right. and he's 90.
ing 10 bring the ring this evening"
Omaha World. ~
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-03-11
Prohibition in the Sonth

The New Orleans Times Democrat savs
There have been several attempts made
to introduce prohibition into the Sonth as q
political issue, but they have all, until yeru
recently, proved a failure. The Southern
whites have refused to divide politically on
the liquor line, refused to abandon Der,ocu
laey or Kepublicanism and become a nro.
h~lbltlonlst, pure and simple. Proh,oiIion
mas been discussed and voted on tbrou.h.
ous tne south; there have been ho. and an
,m !; battles ever it, but it has left no no
,l,eai impress or influence behind, and
around the supporters of both drv and d0i n' !.
tickets have been seen STANDING s;da ~
side and voting the same ticket III ny
have beer several attempts to fonn l .
party OF Prohibition in Georgia. M;ss;s d
s,pP', ana Iexas, but these attempts have
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-03-11
Work for the Doctor.

There is little thought among the beer
drinking public of this country that thew
are taking into their systems q poisonous
substance quite as deadly and as fatal az
alcohol; not. perhaps, attended with con
sequences SO disastrous to the mental svs-
tenn, but quite as sure to end in bodily
ruin and death. Natives of Germany may
suppose that here theI s.e consuming a
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-03-11

"IF you should die, mamma, I would Get
q very young mother to take your place."
"Why?" was the natural query. Because"
was the answer, "she would last SO much
longer"
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-03-11

FATHER" said little Johnny McSwi]li-
gen, II saw something in the paper about
the Pillars Of Hercules. What were theyys
"The PLIERS of Hercules" replied Nc.
Swilligen, were that gentleman's doctors,
of course"
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-03-11

vo AND, on, Edward" said the girl he
was gong to leave behind him, "at
theE go ahead,s
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-03-11

THERE are PA children in the Coo,
vvemPla Home for Orphan Children at
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-03-25
COOUETTE.

You are the prciiest girl IN the world. my dear,
With your creamy cheeks and your lustrous
eyes.
And your sweet curved mouth and your small.
pink ear
And your artless look OF surprise
Nou arr the daiutlcst girl IN the world. my dear.
From oUr kiddrd foot 90 y0T Greclau head
Nour snle is as sweet, your laugh is AZ clear,
AS DO were living. not dead
Ani yout hcsrt Is as light, and empty, my dear,
AS thc rang you yesterday dung aside
i.r him. poor fellow would drop a tear.
buf have not wept-since lied
Though J an here o. your side ~ you walk
Broadway.
Yal knoa % not SOD love you and yet.
wonder whose heart sou Will break to-day.
And tomorrow. dainty coqu~ttef
Ah' and woulef. Too. as we hurry along.
Whom t1e tears to your aching eyes wlll start
Ihrt alr fearless upW Your power is strong
hlt tle man who win break your heartf
John J. Mccain.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-03-25

Ex Senator Bruce is maeing 3D., healquar
t.r, DOB Sew York at one of the mp town
hotel. ODD. winter De- is lecturug with iair
success. aul +. engaged iu some literary work
touching on f1e c0'ored people M Bruce
saws that h.s treatment at thr hotels iu New
York &. precisely that accorded 20 white
guests Respectable, We'll dressed colOred
men, of quiet. nnas-uming manners. he as
,cit. have nothing whatever TO complain Of
either u travelling or in the large cities OF the
north Ex-Governor Pnchback comes on
from Sew Orleans 70 New y DIRK two or three
rlne- Year BE always buys o whole sleep
me cor --.tion. loads the seats with papers
ANA novels and only leaves the ears 20 get his
ueah he always stops az the Hoffman,
takes one of rhe best parlors n the house and
D., one OF the most respected guests Pinch
back differs from Bruce M two respects
rnchback never associates with cOlOred
people, Bruce does Then again Pinchback
Is sporting man; Bruce Is not hnchback
attends all the great circuit races with well
loaded pocketbOo. IS q shrewd buyer Of
pools, and his tips are eagerly sought Bruce
/. Of a literary turn and believes that through
literature the colored men will be able 10
make their way 70 social recognition New
Work sun
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-03-25

An English company has purchased The
famous casino and ggotto Of Napoleon to
Corsica, and will establish winter station,
casino, hotel and villas Oh the spot.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-03-25

4 lady was importuning Lord RothscLi.l
% direct her son into "a paying business.
Madam" said be, amy business Is good.
selling matches even j. a splendid business, n
,ou do enough Of IT, H-New York Tribune
The National tribune., 1887-08-18
THE FALL OF RICHMOND.

BY request OF our Irish readers we republiSh
Miles OReilly's spirited poem on the capture of
Richmond, written under date of April 3, 1868:
Bad luck to the man who is sober tonight
He's a eowld-hearted bodhagh, or saycret Sc
eesher,
Whose heart for the ould Flag has niver been right
An who takes in the fame of his country no
pleasure.
Och, murtheri will none o. yez hould me, me
dears?
Or its out o. me shl<in wild delight I'll be jumpin';
Wild me eyes shwimmin' round in the happest
An the heart in me breasht like piston-rod
thumpin'l
Musha, glory to God for the news you have sent,
Wild your own purity fsth, Misther President
An may God be around both the bed an the tint
Where our bully boy Grant does his atm an
thinkin'l
Even Shtantoa. tonight we'll confiss he was right
Whin he played the ould scratch wild our ''have
you his earkiss;"
An to gallant " Phil Sherry" well drink wild de-
On whose bright plume's fame not spot o. the
dark isl
Let the ehapels be opened. the althars ilIumined
An the mad bells ring out from aich turret and
shteeple;
Let the ehaneels wild flowers be adorned an per-
While the sogarths-ei God bless 'em i-give thanks
for the peoplel
For the city is ours that Mac" sought from the
An our boys through It's streets IS Hail Column
bia are yellin';
An there's Payce in the air. an there's pride ia the
heart,
An our flag has a fame that no tongue can be
tellin'
To the dioul wild the shoddy contractors. an all
Them gold spectators, whose pie is now hum
ble!"
The cost o. beef, praties an whisky will fall,
An what more could we ak, for the rints. too,
Wen tumblel
On the boys who survive fame an pinsions wen
Every orphan the wars med. a home Wen de-
cree IT,:
An aieh soldiers young sweetheart shall have a
That will tickle her hayro. returnin' to see it,
oh. land o. tbrue freedorni oh. land of our love.
Wild your ginerous welcome to all who but seek
May your stars shine as long as the twnklers above
An your fame be so grand that no mortal can
shpeak i'll
All the winds Of the world as around it they blow,
No banner so glorious can wake into motion;
An wild Payee in our own land, you know we may
go,
Just to settle some trihin' accounts DER the
ocean!
So come. me own Eileeni come Nora an Kate.
Come Michael an Pat, all your Sunday buds
carry;
Wen give thanks in the chapel an do it in shtate
An Wen pray for the sowls o. poor Murtagh an
Larry.
Woes me! in the black swamps before it they
shleep,
But the good God to- night-whose true faith they
have cherished
His angels will send DER the red fields a-shweep
In aich cOwld ear TO breath Not in vain have
you perished!"
so bad luck to the man who IL sober tonight!
He's a eOwld- hearted bodhagh, or sayeret Sc
cesher.
Whose heart for the Ould Flag has nver been right
An who takes in the fame of his country no
pleasureI
Och, murtherl will none o. yez houId me, me
dearsl
For its out o. me shlSn I'm afeard I'll be iumpin';
Wild me eyes shwimmin' round in the happiest
tears,
An the heart In me breasht like a piston-rod
thumpin'I
The National tribune., 1887-08-18
UneommOnly Eccentric.

The registering of titles is uncommon in thi
country. With foreigners it is the usual thing
One of Boston's eccentric millionsires put his
name on a Summer hotel register a few seasons
ago in this manner: B. Barnes, Boston, BIB.
BIB, B.B.B.B., B.B.B.B.B., B.B."
Excuse me, SIR" said the hotel clerk, but
we will have great many inquiries as to what
all those initials stand for. Would you mind
explaining to me2"
"Not at all, not all ALL" was the Boston
mans reply. 81 am not bit bashfuI, if my
name does begin with B. You see, am b. b.
Barnes, Of Boston. Yes, SIR Baker of Boston
Baked Beans, Baker of Boston Brown Bread,
Brayer of Bugle in Boston Brass Band, By
Blank. Please let the snobs know that have
arrived, and am ready for introduction"
The National tribune., 1887-08-18
THE QUESTION SQUAD.
Comrades' Queries and Replies-Odds and Ends OF
Information.

Comrades' Queries and Replles-Odds aud Ends or
Information.
lComrades answering these inquiries are re-
guessed To write directly 10 the persons asking for
the information. and not 10 The NATIONAL TRIB-
UEE
Isaac N: Harper Of Kinder. johnson Co., Ind,
late OF Co. j. 7Oth Ind. wishes 10 find some OF the
comrades who were In No. / Hospital, Ward 3
Evansville, Ind, from February TO May 1866 and
recoilect OF his having eyes the result of SMALL
pox-John Knur. late 60; i, IsSd Ohio. No.
81 South Meridian street. indianapolis, Ind
wishes 90 find some OF the late officers and com.
rades OF his company. especially Lieut.. Jackson
Sergt FlAck, Adolph Hiliery, and Henry Moses
-Granville Lucas Stewart. Athens Co, o., re-
quests the and address Of any of the officers
or crew Of the gunboat called Undine during the
war Of the rebellion.-Wm. III. Burns, Co. &, Ic,h
Ill, Steubenville, o.. wishes TO let his old com
rades know that he Is still living. and would like
70 hear from any OF them, and Co. G especially
Mari Juengst. 3s2 w. Town street. Columbus
o., would like 10 hear from any comrade of Co. II,
lb5th Ohio, who remembers the circumstances of
her husband. Henry Juengst. being thrown from q
mule and ruptured.-Alex. Ague, Sharpsyile
Pa. would like the addresses OF some Of the MEM
bers OF Co. X. 10Th PA. q. Heath, Co. O. 45th
Ohio. East Liberty, o., would like 10 hear from
some Of his comrades.
The National tribune., 1887-08-18
UsurpIng the Place Of Liquor.

The physicians are still testing the Moxie
Nerve Food plant, which is creating SO much
stir. 1t is believed now that it will make the
liquor trade improbable by usurping its place.
1t is satisfying the drinker better, and leaving
only the best results. Its power to recover
nervous exhaustion is said TO be the most re-
markable. and leaves no more reaction than
food. IL is said TO be curing old drinkers of the
liquor habit by the thousand. Nervous, tired
out people take TO it like mad. as, unlike
stimulants, it leaves people solid and strong
permanently.
The National tribune., 1887-08-18
wing beside the dead, she prays: Thy win be

living beside the dead, she prays: Thy will be
DONE
AS the early beams Of the orient gilds the sleep
ing land. widow with her suffering little ones.
chilled by poverty and woe. bows at the throne Of
grace and fervently prays: Give US this day our
daily bread"
IAN aged father. as his loved and loving boy goes
forth from his parental care to brave the cold
frowns Of life kneels beside him on the eve of his
departure and pleads: Lead him not into tempta-
ton, but deliver him from evil. for Thine is the
kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever.
Amen"
The National tribune., 1887-08-18
A wonan,s Age.

A woman, 1t is said, is no older than she looks.
Many women, however, look double their ac-
tual age by reason of those functional disorders
which wear upon the nerves and vitality, and
which, ii unchecked, are liable to change the
most robust woman to a weak, broken-dOwn
invalid. Dr. Pierce's s. Favorite Prescription :"
will positively cure every irregularity and
weakness peculiar 10 the sex, and requires bus
a single trial to prove its surprising merit.
Price reduced to one dollar. By druggists.
The National tribune., 1887-08-18
TRY, TRY AGAIN.

FRIENDS or THE c. C.; We are nre very ant 10 take
our failures too much 10 heart IL we max AN honest
cnort with tbe best oi or ability and do not succeed
Meincline TO 81 down aud fold hands in despair
IhiH is humanity 10 h not good sense, either Why
90 we fail Nenttenpt too much, perhaps We did
what we did IA the wrong way. Or possibly we
tried the wrong thing-sOmcthng for which we
We're not lifted. A good mechanic may make "A bad
salesman. good salesman may make a poor sailor
a line mathematical head may be ali al ssa la Inc
The National tribune., 1887-08-18
PATRroTIsM.

Members Of the g. c. Every age aud every ma
hon has iis patriotic men--men who will protect
their e0unirys honor la every crisis at tie sacri
nee, u peeds be, of their lives Patriotism IN one of
the nobes Impulses of the heart. ranking next 10
religion aud founded upon principles of Justice aud
virtue. Patriotism D. courageous honorable and
DELI sAcfilcing. LA proof Of THIS we refer you 10
Aagnslus Junins Brutus, William Tell, George
Washington. We, Americans will forever
reverence tie name of Washington. IL was through
has patriotism thai we became a free Nation Go
back with me iO the close Of the Revolutionary war
when the ~ Colonies were without q ruler and
wished 40 crown him king. Herefuned tlle crown !:
be showed them tile folly of forming Kingdom
which i Time would become az tyFanncal as the one
from which they had revolted. and urged them 10
establish a Government founded upon principles
OF liberty. To-day those great United states are
The result 81 ils wisdom aud patriotism. lie truly
deserves ~ be called The Father OF his Country
Every American should be a true patriot for our
country y the Gully one where true freedom exists
Cor all-M. &. Dunlap, Pine Grove Mia Pa
The National tribune., 1887-08-18
BIBLE BRIGADE.

The words shalt not perish" in John, 8 4: l6 is
the same promise as Ia John 4; o. life in Christ
Moses was 100 years old when lac died. The
Lord buried him. and no man knowelh his sepul-
cher. tDeut., 81: o.
A dead man restored to life by touching The
bones of the prophet Elisha. q Kings rs: 2i1
The Levites were given no landed inheritance
but appointed 20 be the spiritual guides OF the
people. (IDeut. Is: l-5l
Blue lace is mentioned IN connection with the
garments Of Aaron as High Priest. lex q: PSI
4. What was Abrahams wife's namep q How
old was Noah when he entered the ark ?-Iewis
Ohlweine Cromwell, Ind.
B. Where " perfume mentioned in the Bible p
Guy Swafiord, New Boston, IA.
Who arc the only three persons mentioned In the